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\"tea<\/a>This has NOT been a good week. It’s gone steadily downhill since Monday… \ud83d\ude41 But it’s taken a turn for the better, and it’s all because I did a shamefully easy good deed: I lent 1\/4 jar of molasses to my next-door neighbour.<\/p>\n

Laura was making her beloved sister’s recipe of iced ginger cookies, and realised she didn’t have enough molasses. Turns out, I had plenty — even the right type & brand! A few hours later, Laura appeared at our door, fragrant warm cookies in hand. How cool is THAT?<\/p>\n

Not only did Laura bring the cookies: she returned a full jar of molasses\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>a hand-written recipe card! Old-fashioned goodness is alive and well. Right next door!<\/p>\n

So I made tea, and ate home-made ginger cookies (my family’s FAVOURITES), and life is once again good. Of course, now I have to try out the hand-written recipe and make an entire batch, so I can take some back to Laura. The sacrifices we make. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

If your week has been equally disrupted by the shutdown, by the partisan name-calling, by your own anger (as mine has!), make some cookies. Brew some tea while they’re cooling. Invite a friend over. And then sit down and remember: all we have is this moment. Why waste it on being unhappy? Try some old-fashioned goodness instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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